Election Appeals Commission affirms Himara election results
The Appeals and Sanctions Commission of the Central Election Commission has declared the results of the partial elections in Himara, which saw socialist Vangjel Tavo as the winner, to be...
Defense Minister visits communist era weapons production facility as new law takes effect
Shortly after the enactment of a new law allowing the reopening and operational resumption of former weapons production facilities, Defense Minister Pirro Vengu visited one of the three main locations...
Durrës Prosecutor’s Office launches investigation into shipment of hazardous metallurgical waste
The Durrës Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into a shipment dispatched on July 4, 2024, from the Port of Durrës, destined for Thailand, containing 816 tons of suspected hazardous...
Five years after devastating earthquake, 300 families in Kombinat receive new homes
Five years after the destructive earthquake of 26 November 2019, 300 families who remained homeless will soon receive the keys to their new homes in Kombinat, a suburb of Tirana....
SPAK launches investigation into cost of election technology for 2021 and 2023
The Special Structure against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK) has initiated an investigation into the expenses related to the procurement of technological equipment used for the biometric identification and electronic...
Albania intensifies crackdown on organized crime with record extraditions and arrests
Albania’s Police achieved significant progress in its campaign against organized crime in the first seven months of this year, according to the General Directorate of State Police. The published data...
Expansion of Tirana – Durrës highway to cost €298.8 million
The expansion of the highway linking the capital city, Tirana, to Durrës, which will add an additional lane in each direction, is set to cost the Albanian state budget €298.8...
Albanian-origin lawyer Eva Buzo becomes first woman to swim across the Strait of Otranto
Eva Buzo, an Australian lawyer of Albanian origin, has made history by becoming the first woman to swim across the Strait of Otranto. Buzo embarked on her journey on the...
6.3 million foreign tourists visit Albania from January to July 2024
Albania welcomed 6.3 million foreign tourists between January and July 2024. This represents an increase of 1.2 million compared to the same period in 2023, when 5.1 million foreign visitors...
Passenger traffic at Rinas Airport records spectacular passenger growth from pre-pandemic 2019 levels to August 2024
Passenger numbers at Rinas Airport have surged by 259.4% from 2019 to August 2024, according to the International Airports Council. Context Prior to 2019, Rinas Airport was considered a regional...